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Visa Application during COVID-19

Good Day mga kababayan,

Sa kasalukuyan po ba apektado po ba ng pandemya ang visa application / migration / at dami ng invitations?

Dapat ko po bang ipagpaliban muna ang planong ito at hintayin na magkaroon ng vaccinne.. O ituloy ko lang po?

Salamat,
sanjuam

Comments

  • Temp1Temp1 Posts: 16Member
    Joined: Jul 05, 2020

    In short yes affected.

    Honestly walang makakapag sabi kung anong best plan.

  • money_engineermoney_engineer Dubai, UAE
    Posts: 63Member
    Joined: Apr 06, 2018

    @sanjuam said:
    Good Day mga kababayan,

    Sa kasalukuyan po ba apektado po ba ng pandemya ang visa application / migration / at dami ng invitations?

    Dapat ko po bang ipagpaliban muna ang planong ito at hintayin na magkaroon ng vaccinne.. O ituloy ko lang po?

    Salamat,
    sanjuam

    Agree with Temp1. At ikaw lang ang makakapagsabi nyan para sa sarili mo. Kung ako ang tatanungin mo, depende yan kung ano ung long term goal mo. Kung ang balak mo talaga ay manirahan at magtrabaho sa Australia, tuloy mo lang dapat. Lalo na at madaming steps ang dapat gawin at malaking halaga din ang kelangan para makapunta dun. Pagisipan mo syang mabuti.

    Anu na pala ang nagawa mo?

    233914 Engineering Technologist | Age: 25 | Education: 15 | Overseas Experience: 15 | English: 20 | Partner Skills: 10 | NAATI CCL: 5 | Total: 90 (189) / 95 (190) / 105 (491) - Offshore

    08-Apr-18 | IELTS Results: L-8, R-8.5, S-7, W-6, Overall-7.5
    14-Sep-19 | Lodged EA MSA CDR + RSEA (Fast Track)
    18-Sep-19 | Contacted by EA, additional info
    23-Sep-19 | Received EA MSA CDR + RSEA (Fast Track) Positive Outcome
    29-Feb-20 | PTE Examination (Main - 1st Take)
    01-Mar-20 | PTE Results (Main): L-79, R-83, S-90, W-76, Overall-80 (Proficient)
    01-Jul-20 | PTE Examination (Main - 2nd Take; Partner - 1st Take)
    07-Jul-20 | PTE Results (Main): L-90, R-90, S-90, W-78, Overall-90 (Proficient)
    07-Jul-20 | PTE Results (Partner): L-79, R-83, S-90, W-80, Overall-82 (Superior)
    07-Jul-20 | Lodged EA MSA CDR (Fast Track) (Partner)
    14-Jul-20 | NAATI CCL Examination (Online)
    27-Jul-20 | Received EA MSA CDR (Fast Track) (Partner) Positive Outcome
    27-Jul-20 | Lodged initial EOI at 80 points
    28-Jul-20 | PTE Examination (Main - 3rd Take)
    28-Jul-20 | PTE Results (Main): L-90, R-78, S-90, W-85, Overall-86 (Proficient)
    29-Jul-20 | NAATI CCL Examination Results - Passed - 70/90
    29-Jul-20 | Updated EOI at 85 points
    08-Aug-20 | PTE Examination (Main - 4th Take)
    08-Aug-20 | PTE Results (Main): L-90, R-88, S-90, W-90, Overall-90 (Superior)
    08-Aug-20 | Updated EOI at 95 points
    16-Jan-21 | Points down to 90 points (189) due to age
    21-Dec-21 | EOI NSW 190 - 95 points
    19-Jan-22 | EOI VIC 190 - 95 points
    08-Jul-22 | EOI WA 190 - 95 points
    09-Jul-22 | EOI WA 491 - 105 points
    27-Jul-22 | EOI 189 - 90 points - EXPIRED
    29-Jul-22 | EOI 189 - 90 points - SUBMITTED
    11-Aug-22 | VIC 190 - ROI submitted
    23-Aug-22 | VIC 190 - PRE-INVITE received
    25-Aug-22 | VIC 190 - ITA received
    19-Sep-2022 | Lodged (uploaded all docs incl. Form 80 and 1221)
    24-Sep-2022 | Medical cleared:
    21-Nov-2022 | Direct Grant VIC 190 PR (Thank you Lord)
    XX-XXX-2023 | Big move!

  • sanjuamsanjuam Posts: 21Member
    Joined: Aug 21, 2020

    @money_engineer. Actually pinag aaralan ko pa lang lahat. Pero nag umpisa nko mag collect ng mga COE, TOR, DIPLOMA. Yun palang. Hehe.

    Pansin ko nag IELTS at PTE ka? Okay lang pala na maka ilang beses mag take? OR pno yun...combine lahat ng scores?

    Salamat sa pag sagot. :)

    money_engineer
  • Cerberus13Cerberus13 Dublin Ireland
    Posts: 360Member
    Joined: Mar 23, 2020

    @sanjuam said:
    @money_engineer. Actually pinag aaralan ko pa lang lahat. Pero nag umpisa nko mag collect ng mga COE, TOR, DIPLOMA. Yun palang. Hehe.

    Pansin ko nag IELTS at PTE ka? Okay lang pala na maka ilang beses mag take? OR pno yun...combine lahat ng scores?

    Salamat sa pag sagot. :)

    Pwede mag take ilang beses pero di combined. Isang test score lang ang iko-consider for the purposes of EOI.

    ANZSCO 312111 - Architectural Draftsperson
    Location at the time of application: Offshore (Tokyo Japan) / DIY

    2020-Mar : Vetassess submission - Priority processing
    2020-Apr : Vetassess positive assessment - 5+ years employment
    2020-Jun 25 : First take PTE-A Tokyo - Superior
    2020-Jun : SkillSelect EOI lodge - 190/491 : 90/100 points

    2020 : Covid happened...

    2020-Aug : Job Offer - Ireland, Critical Skills Employment Permit path
    2020-Oct : Ireland Work permit granted
    2020-Oct : EOI auto updated due to age score dedcution - 190/491 : 85/95
    2020-Nov 18 : Ireland Employment Visa application
    2020-Nov 25 : Ireland work visa approved
    2020-Dec 26 : Moved to Dublin from Tokyo

    2022-Jun : EOI expired. New EOI lodged with no change in score
    2022-Aug : VIC opened for offshore. Lodged ROI for VIC
    2022-Sep : NSW opened for offshore. Created new EOI for NSW only
    2022-Sep : Removed 491 in my EOI. Only considering 190 for now
    2022-Nov 10 : Irish Stamp 4 status approved
    2022-Nov 29 : Received pre-ITA from NSW. Yay!
    2022-Nov 30 : Received nomination from NSW
    2023-Jan 13 : Visa 190 lodged
    2023-Feb 21 : Medicals
    2023-Feb 29 : Medicals cleared
    2023-Mar 15 : Japan PCC uploaded. Officially waiting for grant : )
    2023-Nov 23 : NSW 190 granted!

  • xiaoxuexiaoxue Dubai
    Posts: 140Member
    Joined: Feb 23, 2020

    @sanjuam said:
    Good Day mga kababayan,

    Sa kasalukuyan po ba apektado po ba ng pandemya ang visa application / migration / at dami ng invitations?

    Dapat ko po bang ipagpaliban muna ang planong ito at hintayin na magkaroon ng vaccinne.. O ituloy ko lang po?

    Salamat,
    sanjuam

    Hello, very worried din ako dahil sa pandemic na ito. Pero inisip ko ano bang mga posibilidad? I am 30+ already and I know that time is not on my side.

    Kung itutuloy ko, ang best case scenario ay makakuha ako ng visa grant and may opportunity makapagmigrate kapag tapos na ang pandemic. Kakailanganin ng Australia ng migrants para tulungan i-angat ang ekonomiya. Medyo nabigyan ako ng pagasa kasi kasama pa yung Occupation Group ko sa ACT Critical List. I took it as a sign to trust the process. Char.

    Worst case naman ay walang makuhang invite edi gumastos lang ako ng time and money para sa Vetassess, PTE and possibly NAATI (compute mo tong mga potential gastos na to at kung sa tingin mo hindi worth it ang risk edi saka ka magdecide). Para sa akin, worth it ang investment na ito para sa potential gains at mas mahalaga yun para sakin kesa sa potential losses.

    Kung hindi ko naman ituloy, ang best case scenario ay magstay lang ako dito sa Dubai, umasang hindi ako mawawalan ng work dito at matapos na sana ang Covid. Worst case ay biglang magopen ang off-shore applications at mainggit nang sobra sa mga mabibigyan ng grants kasi hindi sila nagquit.

    money_engineerEd510
  • RheaMARN1171933RheaMARN1171933 Posts: 2,760Member, Administrator, Moderator
    Joined: Mar 10, 2016

    @xiaoxue said:

    @sanjuam said:
    Good Day mga kababayan,

    Sa kasalukuyan po ba apektado po ba ng pandemya ang visa application / migration / at dami ng invitations?

    Dapat ko po bang ipagpaliban muna ang planong ito at hintayin na magkaroon ng vaccinne.. O ituloy ko lang po?

    Salamat,
    sanjuam

    Hello, very worried din ako dahil sa pandemic na ito. Pero inisip ko ano bang mga posibilidad? I am 30+ already and I know that time is not on my side.

    Kung itutuloy ko, ang best case scenario ay makakuha ako ng visa grant and may opportunity makapagmigrate kapag tapos na ang pandemic. Kakailanganin ng Australia ng migrants para tulungan i-angat ang ekonomiya. Medyo nabigyan ako ng pagasa kasi kasama pa yung Occupation Group ko sa ACT Critical List. I took it as a sign to trust the process. Char.

    Worst case naman ay walang makuhang invite edi gumastos lang ako ng time and money para sa Vetassess, PTE and possibly NAATI (compute mo tong mga potential gastos na to at kung sa tingin mo hindi worth it ang risk edi saka ka magdecide). Para sa akin, worth it ang investment na ito para sa potential gains at mas mahalaga yun para sakin kesa sa potential losses.

    Kung hindi ko naman ituloy, ang best case scenario ay magstay lang ako dito sa Dubai, umasang hindi ako mawawalan ng work dito at matapos na sana ang Covid. Worst case ay biglang magopen ang off-shore applications at mainggit nang sobra sa mga mabibigyan ng grants kasi hindi sila nagquit.

    I would always advice to best do things now. Be document ready whilst waiting for state nominations to open. Be mindful you have 2 years to wait to get invite on EOI. Don’t wait for pandemic to be over to get things started. Skills assessment preparation alone takes a lot of time.

    xiaoxuemoney_engineerbaiken
  • xiaoxuexiaoxue Dubai
    Posts: 140Member
    Joined: Feb 23, 2020

    @RheaMARN1171933 said:
    I would always advice to best do things now. Be document ready whilst waiting for state nominations to open. Be mindful you have 2 years to wait to get invite on EOI. Don’t wait for pandemic to be over to get things started. Skills assessment preparation alone takes a lot of time.

    Thanks Ms Rhea! Indeed, better to get my ducks in a row now so when Australia opens, I'm ready!

  • money_engineermoney_engineer Dubai, UAE
    Posts: 63Member
    Joined: Apr 06, 2018

    @sanjuam said:
    @money_engineer. Actually pinag aaralan ko pa lang lahat. Pero nag umpisa nko mag collect ng mga COE, TOR, DIPLOMA. Yun palang. Hehe.

    Pansin ko nag IELTS at PTE ka? Okay lang pala na maka ilang beses mag take? OR pno yun...combine lahat ng scores?

    Salamat sa pag sagot. :)

    Ayos yan, lahat ay nagsimula dyan. Nung magstart ako ang alam ko lang na test ay IELTS kaya un kinuha ko. Bale ginamit ko sya sa pagpasa ng skills assessment sa Engineers Australia. Tapos nalaman ko dito sa forum na merong PTE which is a computer based examination. Mas prefer ko ung PTE kesa IELTS. Madaming beses ako nagtake ng PTE kasi di ko agad nakuha ung Superior results na target ko para mas mataas ang points. Unlimited ang pagkuha ng exam pero magastos yan kaya hanggat maari makuha mo agad ng target score mo. :D Isang test score lang ung pwde mo gamiting sa skills assessment at EOI.
    Punta ka dito madami ka matutunan regarding PTE: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic#latest

    233914 Engineering Technologist | Age: 25 | Education: 15 | Overseas Experience: 15 | English: 20 | Partner Skills: 10 | NAATI CCL: 5 | Total: 90 (189) / 95 (190) / 105 (491) - Offshore

    08-Apr-18 | IELTS Results: L-8, R-8.5, S-7, W-6, Overall-7.5
    14-Sep-19 | Lodged EA MSA CDR + RSEA (Fast Track)
    18-Sep-19 | Contacted by EA, additional info
    23-Sep-19 | Received EA MSA CDR + RSEA (Fast Track) Positive Outcome
    29-Feb-20 | PTE Examination (Main - 1st Take)
    01-Mar-20 | PTE Results (Main): L-79, R-83, S-90, W-76, Overall-80 (Proficient)
    01-Jul-20 | PTE Examination (Main - 2nd Take; Partner - 1st Take)
    07-Jul-20 | PTE Results (Main): L-90, R-90, S-90, W-78, Overall-90 (Proficient)
    07-Jul-20 | PTE Results (Partner): L-79, R-83, S-90, W-80, Overall-82 (Superior)
    07-Jul-20 | Lodged EA MSA CDR (Fast Track) (Partner)
    14-Jul-20 | NAATI CCL Examination (Online)
    27-Jul-20 | Received EA MSA CDR (Fast Track) (Partner) Positive Outcome
    27-Jul-20 | Lodged initial EOI at 80 points
    28-Jul-20 | PTE Examination (Main - 3rd Take)
    28-Jul-20 | PTE Results (Main): L-90, R-78, S-90, W-85, Overall-86 (Proficient)
    29-Jul-20 | NAATI CCL Examination Results - Passed - 70/90
    29-Jul-20 | Updated EOI at 85 points
    08-Aug-20 | PTE Examination (Main - 4th Take)
    08-Aug-20 | PTE Results (Main): L-90, R-88, S-90, W-90, Overall-90 (Superior)
    08-Aug-20 | Updated EOI at 95 points
    16-Jan-21 | Points down to 90 points (189) due to age
    21-Dec-21 | EOI NSW 190 - 95 points
    19-Jan-22 | EOI VIC 190 - 95 points
    08-Jul-22 | EOI WA 190 - 95 points
    09-Jul-22 | EOI WA 491 - 105 points
    27-Jul-22 | EOI 189 - 90 points - EXPIRED
    29-Jul-22 | EOI 189 - 90 points - SUBMITTED
    11-Aug-22 | VIC 190 - ROI submitted
    23-Aug-22 | VIC 190 - PRE-INVITE received
    25-Aug-22 | VIC 190 - ITA received
    19-Sep-2022 | Lodged (uploaded all docs incl. Form 80 and 1221)
    24-Sep-2022 | Medical cleared:
    21-Nov-2022 | Direct Grant VIC 190 PR (Thank you Lord)
    XX-XXX-2023 | Big move!

  • Captain_ACaptain_A AUSTRALIA
    Posts: 2,179Member, Moderator
    Joined: Jul 04, 2012

    @sanjuam said:
    @money_engineer. Actually pinag aaralan ko pa lang lahat. Pero nag umpisa nko mag collect ng mga COE, TOR, DIPLOMA. Yun palang. Hehe.

    Pansin ko nag IELTS at PTE ka? Okay lang pala na maka ilang beses mag take? OR pno yun...combine lahat ng scores?

    Salamat sa pag sagot. :)

    time is precious so do it now.

    18 Mar '16 IELTS Results
    06 Apr '16 EA CDR Skills Assessment submitted
    26 Apr '16 EA Skills Assessment Positive Outcome
    06 May '16 PTE-A Exam
    07 May '16 PTE- A Results & Submitted EOI
    11 May '16 Got ITA
    02 Jun '16 Lodge Visa
    04 Jul '16 Direct Grant

    Believe you can... and you're halfway there.... - Roosevelt

  • baikenbaiken QLD
    Posts: 456Member
    Joined: Feb 23, 2018

    @sanjuam said:
    Good Day mga kababayan,

    Sa kasalukuyan po ba apektado po ba ng pandemya ang visa application / migration / at dami ng invitations?

    Dapat ko po bang ipagpaliban muna ang planong ito at hintayin na magkaroon ng vaccinne.. O ituloy ko lang po?

    Salamat,
    sanjuam

    there is no better time to start, than now po...

    tuloy mo po yung document gathering mo kasi for sure dun po kayo magtatagal (dun ako nagtagal e...)

    then pag open na borders, pwede na agad submit EOI (pwede na submit EOI now basta maabot yung points na need mo)...

    first check po pala kung anong ANZSCO Code ang aapplyan mo, to be sure na magagawa mo lahat ng necessary steps to prepare...

    all the best!!!

    263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer | Age: 25 | Education: 15 | English: 20 | Experience: 10 | PY: 5 | CCL: 5
    Total: 80/85 on Visa 189/190 Respectively

    23.02.2018 | Signed up for the forum. Started gathering Documents and Reviewing for IELTS.
    01.06.2018 | Company offered to provide 482 Visa, GRABBED IT!!!
    15.10.2018 | 482 Visa Lodged
    13.11.2018 | 482 Visa Granted
    POEA Processing = took me almost a year to get all documents in place.

    07.06.2019 | Finally the BM!!!
    01.10.2019 | Started to review for PTE, aiming for Superior scores!
    23.02.2020 | PTE Mock Test = L=68/R=64/S=90/W=77
    29.02.2020 | PTE Test = L=90/R=85/S=90/W=85 - Got SUPERIOR on the 1st try! Thank You Lord!!!
    01.03.2020 | EOI Lodged for Visa 189/190 NSW (80/85)
    10.06.2020 | EOI Updated due to PY point addition (80/85)
    24.09.2020 | EOI Updated due to Passing NAATI CCL (85/90)
    10.05.2021 | Pursuing 186 (DE) - Thank God for His Favour!!!
    11.03.2022 | Visa 186 (DE) - Nomination and Visa Application Lodged... Now the waiting begins...
    14.01.2023 | Visa 186 (DE) - GRANTED!!! THANK YOU LORD!!!

    Citizenship Timeline:
    22.01.2024 | Citizenship Application made online. THANK YOU LORD!!!
    27.02.2024 | Citizenship Interview & Test Appointment letter Received
    11.04.2024 | Citizenship Test passed @ 100%!!! THANK YOU LORD!!!
    11.07.2024 | Citizenship Approval!!! THANK YOU LORD!!!
    29.10.2024 | Citizenship Invite Received

    Jeremiah 29:11
    For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

  • RIC2021RIC2021 Posts: 22Member
    Joined: Jul 14, 2020

    Hello! tanong ko lang po kung may naglodge na ng EOI recently. Tinatry ko po maglodge ngayon since open na Tasmania for critical jobs, napansin ko lang po na hindi na pwede magchoose ng states, last time kasi pwede ka magchoose which state mo gusto maglodge.. Nagbago na po ba or baka dahil hindi pa open ibang states?

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